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Category Archives: income gap

Income gap and politicians’ salaries

Flemming Holm Posted on February 20, 2009 by Flemming HolmOctober 12, 2014

Letter to the Editor, Chronicle Herald Dan Leger’s article in the February 9 issue is in my opinion an accurate and most succinct analysis of the causes of the present financial crisis. Were it not for human greed – the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic crisis, income gap, Nova Scotia

Canadian Budget January 2009

Flemming Holm Posted on January 10, 2009 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

Sent to: The Hon. Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, Ottawa, ON Dear Mr. Flaherty: I hear that you are consulting widely prior to finalizing your budget proposals. I trust that you are giving adequate consideration to two groups of people: … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Denmark, Economic crisis, foodbanks, health care, higher education, homeless, income gap, Native land claims, poverty, Social policy

The Environment and the Economy

Flemming Holm Posted on October 8, 2008 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

For me, there are two main issues in this year’s federal election. 1. One is the environment. In recent years we have had ample evidence that the climate is changing. We have seen it in the extreme weather and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, carbon footprint, Economic crisis, Environment, global warming, income gap, poverty, Social policy, taxes

Holm on Homes

Flemming Holm Posted on May 31, 2008 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

So, it will cost ten million dollars to renovate the Prime Minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive. This, while hundreds of thousands of Canadians would be happy to live in a two hundred thousand dollar house, and thousands more are … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, income gap, Social policy

Tax equity

Flemming Holm Posted on November 23, 2007 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

To: The Hon. Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, Ottawa Dear Mr. Flaherty: I am enclosing a copy of an article that appeared in today’s Halifax newspaper, stating that, of the Canadian people, “the top one per cent pay total tax … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, income gap, taxes

The poverty gap and taxes

Flemming Holm Posted on November 23, 2007 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

An article appeared in today’s Halifax newspaper, stating that, of the Canadian people, “the top one per cent pay total tax rates as much as six percentage points of income lower than families in the middle. . . . the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, income gap, taxes

Public vs private health care

Flemming Holm Posted on June 17, 2007 by Flemming HolmOctober 11, 2014

The Hon. Judy Streatch, M.L.A. Government of Nova Scotia Dear Judy: It was very kind of you to meet with our group at Grace McClung’s on May 25. I hope you got – and continue to get – some satisfaction … Continue reading →

Posted in foodbanks, health care, Human Rights, income gap, Justice, Nova Scotia, poverty, Social policy, taxes, United States

Ethanol, the income gap, and taking the high road

Flemming Holm Posted on October 1, 2006 by Flemming HolmOctober 12, 2014

Excerpts of a letter to a Canadian politician There is no question in my mind that we had to divest ourselves of the corrupt Liberal Government. Not that everyone at the top of the Liberal Party was complicit – far … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, alternative energy, Canada, carbon footprint, Danish cartoons, democracy, Denmark, foreign affairs, global warming, Guantanamo Bay, homeless, income gap, Israel and Palestine, Social policy, Stephen Lewis, The Bible

Canada in the world

Flemming Holm Posted on June 15, 2006 by Flemming HolmOctober 12, 2014

Yesterday I saw Jeffrey Sachs on CPAC, and was most impressed. He is Special Advisor to Kofi Annan on the subject of the Millennium Goals, and is with the Earth Institute of Columbia University. He expressed most eloquently some thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative energy, Canada, democracy, equal pay for women, First Nations, foreign affairs, health care, homeless, Human Rights, income gap, Israel and Palestine, Justice, Social policy, United States, water
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